Phenol Concentrations in Air and Rain Water Samples Collected near a Wood Preserving Facility

Preparation of novel nano-adsorbent based on organic–inorganic hybrid and their adsorption for heavy metals and organic pollutants presented in water environment

“…Especially, the heavy-metal ions from plating plants, mining, metal finishing, welding, and alloys manufacturing have already endangered the sustainable development of human society [1][2][3]. On the other hand, phenol contaminants in wastewaters generated from petroleum, coal conversion, and phenol producing industries are considered one of the priority pollutants in wastewater, because they were harmful to organisms even at low concentrations [4,5], so that they had been classified as hazardous pollutants based on their potential toxicity to human health. Therefore, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations call for lowering phenol content in wastewater to less than 1 ppm [6].…”

Optimization and Validation of HS-GC/MS Method for the Controlled Release Study of Microencapsulated Specific Bioattractants for Target-Plaguicide Production

“…Inclusion complex thermograms demonstrate that, in all cases except for phenol, no biottractant characteristic peak was observed, thus, the bioattractants were within cyclodextrin matrix. Phenol is also encapsulated, although a small peak appears at 40.9 °C, probably due to the existence of a small concentration of phenol in the air [46,47].…”

Enhancement of phenol degradation using immobilized microorganisms and organic modified montmorillonite in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor

“…Polyurethane foam (PUF) which was synthesized by our lab [34], density is about 1.0 g/cm 3 and their specific surface area is 28,000 m 2 /m 3 with ratio of surface area to weight is between 60 and 100 m 2 /g, was cut into cubes (0.5 cm × 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm). Prior to microorganism immobilization, PUF was washed twice with distilled water and dried.…”

“…Many aromatic compounds exhibit carcinogenic, teratogenic or mutagenic properties [1][2][3]. Phenol is an aromatic compound that is frequently involved in contamination of the environment by transport, accidental discharge, the disposal of petroleum products or through industrial effluents [4,5].…”